Am Em Verse The past is not my friend he says he?s got it in for me F C G He stopped me long ago from being who I wanna be Am Em I?ve struggled for so long by doing what the others said F C G So I?ll just live my life but first I?m gonna rest my headAm Em Verse All the crazy money had been bet that I?d succeed F C G But it?s hard to beat the odds when you are up against your greed Am Em All the crazy faces wrote me off some time ago F C G Except the crazy people that I?ve tried hard not to knowAm Em So wake me up and let me know when the past has let me go F C G So I can be the man I wanna be Am Em And I know it might take time but I know somewhere down the line F C G They?re gonna see the good in meInstum Am Em F C G x2 Am Em Bridge They all point the finger and they all laugh at me F C G While sitting on their fortune of fools gold Am Em So unaware of what is seen by the likes of me F C G I?m going to make sure that they?re told Am EmAm Em So wake me up and let me know when the past has let me go F C G So I can be the man I wanna be Am Em And I know it might take time but I know somewhere down the line F C G They?re gonna see the good in meOutro Am Em F C GSo wake me up and let me know when the past has let me go F C G So I can be the man I wanna be Am Em And I know it might take time but I know somewhere down the line F C G They?re gonna see the good in me Am Em So wake me up and let me know when the past has let me go F C G I?ll be the man they?d said I?d never be Am Em So stop me sleeping when it?s time to wake these dreams of mine F C G Am They?re gonna see the good in me, in me_________